When I got engaged in December of 2016, it was all butterflies and excitement for the big day. We instantly got busy with planning, and got started with the things we needed to do. But there were a lot a lot of things I never saw coming that made some of the planning fairly difficult.

1. Anyone and everyone has an opinion on what you're doing with the wedding.

Everybody seems to think my fiance and I are doing one thing after another wrong. Why don't we want kids there? Why are we having a December wedding? There are very few people whose opinions matter on our wedding, so I don't enjoy hearing random people tell me how right or wrong my wedding choices are.

2. Oh Lord, that costs HOW much?!

Weddings are expensive, no matter how you slice it. You can take all the cost cutting measures you want, but let me tell you, it will still cost an arm and a leg. Some meals can cost $100+ per plate.

3. You and your fiancé WILL fight about wedding stuff.

My fiance and I have fought and fought over multiple different things with the wedding. He initially wanted two best men, and I hated the idea. He finally decided to not have two best men. I initially wanted to pick the song we walked back down the aisle to, but I let him, following some debate. You won't always see eye to eye with the person you're marrying, and planning a wedding really brings that out.

4. Expect the unexpected.

My fiance and I are working our butts off to be prepared for anything that could go wrong. We are still a year and a half out, and we are trying to be as prepared as possible.

5. Not every idea is a good one.

I have seen so many wedding ideas on Pinterest that look so good in theory, but I would always consider how It would really work out, and it would never work the way I would want or need it to.

6. It's all worth it.

Weddings are expensive and exhausting and stressful but even though I haven't gotten married yet, I already know all the stress and money is going to be worth it to marry my best friend.